Optical Cable (OCC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Optical Cable (OCC) recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 32.68% in Q1 2026, up 2.56% quarter-over-quarter from 31.87% in Q4 2025, and up 329.0% on a YoY basis from 7.62% in Q1 2025.
Optical Cable (OCC) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Optical Cable's Gross Margin history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 32.68% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 329.0% year-over-year to 32.68%; the TTM figure through Jan 2026 stood at 31.66% (up 336.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 30.94%, up 364.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was 32.68% for Q1 2026 at Optical Cable, up from 31.87% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 35.67% in Q1 2023 to a low of 22.36% in Q4 2023.
- Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 29.68% across 5 years, with a median of 30.2% in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Gross Margin plunged 1067 bps in 2023, then jumped 1117 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 33.02% in 2022, then slumped by 32 bps to 22.36% in 2023, then surged by 50 bps to 33.52% in 2024, then retreated by 5 bps to 31.87% in 2025, then grew by 3 bps to 32.68% in 2026.
- The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 32.68% (Q1 2026), 31.87% (Q4 2025), and 31.73% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cisco Systems | 480.96 Bn | 464.32 Bn | 10.08 Bn | 63.63% |
| 2 | Ciena | 69.17 Bn | 67.87 Bn | 625.52 Mn | 43.83% |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions | 68.03 Bn | 67.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 50.18% |
| 4 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 65.63 Bn | 60.79 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 88.72% |
| 5 | Lumentum Holdings | 61.32 Bn | 58.15 Bn | 357.00 Mn | 44.16% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti | 34.34 Bn | 33.97 Bn | 370.71 Mn | 47.03% |
| 7 | AST SpaceMobile | 27.21 Bn | 27.79 Bn | -69.36 Mn | -470.73% |
| 8 | Applied Optoelectronics | 13.45 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 43.92 Mn | 29.06% |
| 9 | Zebra Technologies | 11.38 Bn | 11.26 Bn | 742.00 Mn | 49.63% |
| 10 | Optical Cable | 105.70 Mn | 105.57 Mn | 5.37 Mn | 32.68% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 31, 2026 | 32.68% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | 31.87% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | 31.73% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 30.40% |
| Jan 31, 2025 | 29.39% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | 33.52% |
| Jul 31, 2024 | 24.17% |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 25.07% |
| Jan 31, 2024 | 25.00% |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 22.36% |
| Jul 31, 2023 | 30.20% |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 34.57% |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 35.67% |
| Oct 31, 2022 | 33.02% |
| Jul 31, 2022 | 27.66% |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 29.26% |
| Jan 31, 2022 | 28.02% |
| Oct 31, 2021 | 31.83% |
| Jul 31, 2021 | 26.16% |
| Apr 30, 2021 | 30.62% |